Lands of the Bohemian Crown (1348–1526)

Lands of the Bohemian Crown
*Země Koruny české* (cs)
*Länder der Böhmischen Krone* (de)
*Corona regni Bohemiae* (la)
Lands of the Bohemian Crown Země Koruny české (cs); Länder der Böhmischen Krone (de); Corona regni Bohemiae (la)
1348–1526; (the period from Luxembourgs to the first Habsburg on the throne);
	Top: Medieval royal banner of the King of Bohemia; Bottom: Late royal standard Simplified Coat of arms
	The Lands of the Bohemian Crown with Margraviate of Brandenburg under Charles IV.
Status	States of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Prague
Common languages	Czech, German, Latin
Religion	Roman Catholicism; Hussitism; Judaism (Jews); Waldensianism; Neo-Adamitism;
Government	Feudal monarchy
King
History
• Bohemian Crown lands established	7 April 1348
• Bohemian Crown lands became a part of the Habsburg monarchy	16 December 1526
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Czech lands under Luxembourgs
	Upper Lusatia
	Lower Lusatia
	Upper Palatinate (Electoral Palatinate)
Bohemian Crown under Ferdinand I
Today part of	Czech Republic; Germany; Poland;

King John's eldest son Charles IV was elected King of the Romans in 1346 and succeeded his father as King of Bohemia in the same year. Charles IV created the Bohemian Crown lands on the foundation of the original Czech lands ruled by the Přemyslid dynasty until 1306, together with the incorporated provinces in 1348. By linking the territories, the interconnection of crown lands thus no more belonged to a king or a dynasty but to the Bohemian monarchy itself, symbolically personalized by the Crown of Saint Wenceslas.